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Big Birthday Wish for Redding: A Navy Ship Named in its Honor

The town of Redding is asking the Navy to name a ship after it in honor of its 250th anniversary.

REDDING--The town of Redding has a mighty big birthday wish.

Town and state officials have asked the United States Navy to name a ship after Redding in honor of its 250th anniversary and its Revolutionary War history, according to The Connecticut Post.

The Post reports that officials sent a letter to the Navy as part of the Navy's ship naming program.

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